Explicit Power Motivation Scale – Chinese Version

Description

This document discusses the motivations behind why individuals work, as researched by American social psychologist McClelland. It highlights three different needs: the need for achievement, the need for power, and the need for affiliation, each corresponding to distinct motivations. The relationship between achievement motivation, power motivation, and work performance is examined, particularly regarding college students in China.

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Purpose

To analyze the relationship between various motivational needs and work performance, focusing on achievement motivation and power motivation.

Test Year

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Administration Method and Scoring

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Reliability and Validity

The explicit power motivation scale (外显权力动机量表, Explicit Power Motivation Scale, EPMS), compiled by Zheng Fang, has shown satisfactory reliability and validity, with Cronbach’s α coefficients for the total measure and each dimension ranging from 0.70 to 0.89.

Factors and Subscales

– 成就需要 (Achievement Motivation)
– 权力需要 (Power Motivation)
– 亲和需要 (Affiliation Motivation)

Keywords

Achievement Motivation, Power Motivation, Work Performance, College Students

Items in Chinese

1. 我希望我能够被人记住。
2. 我希望我能去规范别人的行为。
3. 我希望我能在朋友心情不好时使他们高兴起来。
4. 我希望做能引起轰动的事情。
5. 我希望我能控制别人。
6. 我喜欢挑战和我意见不一致的人的观点。
7. 我希望我能给别人一些建议。
8. 我希望我能在周围的人沮丧时使他们振奋起来。
9. 我希望我能改变社会上存在的不公正现象。
10. 我希望别人服从我的安排。
11. 我希望自己在某些领域是个举足轻重的人物。
12. 我希望指导别人如何做他们自己的事情。
13. 我希望我能在周围的人紧张时使他们感到放松。
14. 我希望我能在危急的局势中力挽狂澜。
15. 我希望事情处于我的掌控之中。
16. 我喜欢与不赞同我的看法的人争辩。
17. 我希望我能监督与指导别人的行动。
18. 我希望我能做一些非凡的事情。
19. 我希望在集体中由我来决定该做什么。
20. 我希望我有好名声。
21. 我希望我能教育他人。
22. 我希望自己行动有气势。
23. 我希望我能说服别人并且使人信服自己。
24. 我希望我有很大的名气。

Items in English

1. I hope I can be remembered by others.
2. I hope I can regulate the behavior of others.
3. I hope I can make my friends happy when they are feeling down.
4. I hope to do things that create a sensation.
5. I hope I can control others.
6. I like to challenge people whose opinions differ from mine.
7. I hope I can give others some advice.
8. I hope I can lift others’ spirits when they are feeling depressed.
9. I hope I can change the injustice present in society.
10. I hope others will comply with my arrangements.
11. I hope to be a significant figure in certain areas.
12. I hope to guide others on how to do their own things.
13. I hope I can help others relax when they are anxious.
14. I hope I can turn the tide in critical situations.
15. I hope things are within my control.
16. I enjoy debating with people who disagree with me.
17. I hope I can supervise and guide others’ actions.
18. I hope I can do something extraordinary.
19. I hope I can decide what to do in a group setting.
20. I hope I have a good reputation.
21. I hope I can educate others.
22. I hope my actions have impact.
23. I hope I can persuade others and make them believe in me.
24. I hope I have great fame.

References

信息来源于国内对大学生成就动机及权力动机的研究。